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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 HA

2024 HA

2024 HA belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.048 AU it takes 1.07 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 10
Orbital Period · P
1.07 yr
v(q)
55 km/s
v(Q)
15.4 km/s
TJ
5.71
Eccentricity · e
0.5626

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.458 AU) and its farthest (1.638 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.18 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.07 yr (392 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.048 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.563) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 0.52° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 55 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.4 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for 2024 HA, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 10 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4455 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
1.048 AU
Eccentricity
0.5626
Perihelion
0.458 AU
Aphelion
1.637605 AU
Inclination
0.52°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
306.35°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2029-Dec-19 03:46 0.007525 AU
1125651 km
18.68 km/s
2039-Apr-21 07:24 0.127540 AU
19079700 km
14.11 km/s
2053-Apr-13 03:37 0.034605 AU
5176824 km
21.52 km/s
2058-Dec-17 08:12 0.006680 AU
999369 km
16.54 km/s
2068-Apr-19 04:36 0.037281 AU
5577218 km
16.16 km/s
2073-Dec-24 00:21 0.101640 AU
15205087 km
22.45 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
31.77

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44551
Condition
7
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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